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Bullying study: It does get better for gay teens
It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.
NI ban on gay blood ‘unjustifiable’
The lifetime ban on homosexual men giving blood in Northern Ireland is unjustifiable, the High Court heard on Monday.
Supporting statement following Ed Miliband’s comments on equal marriage
In support of Ed Miliband’s message on same-sex marriage, James Asser Co-chair of LGBT Labour said:
HRC Ad Calls for End to Discriminatory Boy Scout Ban on Gays
Two days before an expected vote, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the USA’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – will run a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News today calling on the leadership at Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to end its discriminatory policy prohibiting gay people from Scouting and adopt a national non-discrimination standard.
Russia: Anti-gay ‘propaganda law’ is assault on freedom of expression
Russia’s Parliament has backed a bill which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” in a move that will restrict fundamental human rights and is in breach of the country’s international obligations to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from discrimination, Amnesty International said.
49ers ‘It Gets Better’ Gay Rights Ad Gets Pulled
The San Francisco 49ers haven’t done the best job of promoting gay rights while down in New Orleans for the Super Bowl.